Issue | #34 |
Published | July 1942 |
Cover Price | 0.10 |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Gil Fox |
Characters | Midnight; Ray; Rookie Rankin; Bozo the Robot; Black X [Espionage]. |
Genre | superhero; adventure |
Pencils | Gil Fox |
Inks | Gil Fox |
Characters | The Ray; Bud; The Gestapo [villains]. |
Synopsis | In occupied Budapest, ancient suits of armor are killing Nazi soldiers. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Lou Fine? [signed as E. Lectron] |
Inks | Lou Fine? [signed as E. Lectron] |
Characters | Black X; Lt. Commander Brandon (D); Mrs. Brandon (D); Douglas MacArthur (cameo); Colin P. Kelly (cameo); Col. Atwater; Batu. |
Synopsis | An American soldiers betrays his comrades as a favor to his Japanese wife, but then repents. |
Genre | spy |
Pencils | Alex Kotzky [signed as Will Erwin] |
Inks | Alex Kotzky [signed as Will Erwin] |
Characters | Archie O'Toole |
Genre | humor; children |
Script | John Devlin |
Pencils | John Devlin |
Inks | John Devlin |
Characters | Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Fritz (I), Krontz (I, D) |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | George Brenner [signed as Wayne Reid] |
Pencils | George Brenner [signed as Wayne Reid] |
Inks | George Brenner [signed as Wayne Reid] |
Characters | The Purple Trio: Warren; Tiny; Rocky; Frazer (I). |
Genre | adventure |
Script | S. M. Iger [signed as S. M. Regi] |
Pencils | Alex Blum |
Inks | Alex Blum |
Characters | Wildfire; Mad Merlin and his gang (Intro for all); Anne and John Haynes. |
Synopsis | Thugs hunt for buried treasure in a castle inherited by Wildfire's friends. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Robert Turner (signed) |
Pencils | Jim Mooney (signed) |
Inks | Jim Mooney (signed) |
Characters | Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby; Doc Wackey; John (I); Joy Devine; Director Buzzbe; Cameraman Jones; Thompson the agent (all Intro, D); Cameos: Veronica Lake; Ann Sheridan; Myrna Loy; Rita Hayworth; Betty Grable; Hedy Lamarr. |
Synopsis | Dave Clark goes to Hollywood to broadcast a movie premiere. But everyone connected to the film seems to be a murderer. |
Genre | superhero; adventure |
Script | Jack Cole (signed) |
Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
Letters | Jack Cole |
Characters | Wings Wendall; Dr. Reinhardt (D); Miss Reinhardt [villain, D]; Fielherr Kunkle (villain, I, D). |
Genre | aviation |
Script | Vernon Henkel (signed) |
Pencils | Vernon Henkel (signed) |
Inks | Vernon Henkel (signed) |
Characters | Wun Cloo |
Genre | humor; detective |
Script | Jack Cole |
Pencils | Jack Cole [signed as Ralph Johns] |
Inks | Jack Cole [signed as Ralph Johns] |
Letters | Jack Cole |
Characters | The Marksman (Major Hurtz); Vorka; Captain Krass (villain, I, D), John Powell (I). |
Synopsis | Captain Krass schemes to replace American pilot Major Hurtz, who was caught trying to steal an English plane, and spy from inside. |
Genre | war; adventure |
Script | Bob Powell? |
Pencils | Ed Cronin |
Inks | Ed Cronin |
Notes | Modified synopsis and some info added by Craig Delich 4-16-09. |
Reprinted | in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #78 (2009) |
Characters | Jimmy Christian |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Robert M. Hyatt? |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | The Jester [Chuck Lane]; McGinty; Dutch [villain]; Miss Weston; Caraso [villain]. |
Synopsis | When the Police are unable to catch gambling joint owner Caraso with the proper evidence of his activities, the Jester goes into action to prove their case. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | ? |
Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
Notes | Writer credit revised from Paul Gustavson to ?, as the Who's Who doesn't list Gustavson as a writer except on humor strips. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-13-09. |
Characters | Rookie Rankin; Mitzie, Chopper, and a butcher (Intro for all); Lionel Curtis (I); Sarge. |
Synopsis | Rankin is assigned bodyguard dury for Lionel Curtis, a member of the city reform government. |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Arthur F. Peddy (signed) |
Inks | Arthur F. Peddy (signed) |